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I have been working too much and they keep asking me to work more, but I'm standing my ground. They wanted me to pull another all nighter tonight and I said, "Are you kidding me? Sure, I'll work 12 hours and then miraculously drive to my other assignment 1.25 hours away and get there on time and able to work that shift!" NOT.GOING.TO.HAPPEN.
I volunteered to be on call yesterday as a consolation prize. By the day after that request, they asked me to work two 4-hour shifts NEXT weekend. I told them I would, but that they really need to stop asking me to work extra hours, as I work five days a week already and that's enough! So, starting tomorrow, I have 12 straight days of work. The only good thing? On Friday, April 4th, when I get off work I am driving to the beach with my wonderful husband of 25 years and we are CELEBRATING!! We are staying at the beach for two days and I intend to walk, shop, eat (moderately), talk, laugh, you name it!
Yesterday I worked out, got ready for a party I was invited to (choir friend turning 75), and headed out with work uniform in tow in case I got called. Did a couple errands, then dropped by my daughter's to give her some moral support (she was having a rough day).
I ate a Chobani low fat yogurt and some hummus/healthy quinoa chips while at her house. When I got to the party, they had just light refreshments and a decadent homemade chocolate cherry cake with fudge frosting. I'm sure it would have tasted amazing and people were going back for seconds (there were lots of jokes about how the cake just "jumped" onto their plate, lol) but I held fast.
When the party drew to a close and I had been standing at the front door for 15 minutes chatting with the birthday girl and another good friend, I ended up suggesting a healthy Thai restaurant just down the hill from the birthday girl's house.
My friend said yes and we had a simple meal and chatted for another hour. I headed home, feeling good about my choices for the day. I didn't get called into work and I slept great last night.
I hopped out of bed, excited to weigh myself and was SOOOO STINKIN' HAPPY when it registered 1.5 pounds lost. The only thing I really did any differently this week compared to last week was eating a little over my average on two days and then going a couple hundred under on another day to balance things out and shake things up. I think I exercised about the same, maybe even a little less.
I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing and I will get where I want to be by the holidays (when I lose this first 20, I'm going for another 15-20). Enjoy the rest of your weekend, folks!
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182.5 lb
Lost so far: 7.5 lb.
Still to go: 22.5 lb.
Diet followed 100%.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 16 March 2014:
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1288 kcal
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Fat: 46.59g | Prot: 73.07g | Carb: 149.28g.
Breakfast: Kirkland Signature Red Grapefruit in Juice, Banana Bread, Equal Equal, Lucerne Hazelnut Coffee Creamer, Granulated Sugar, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Lucerne 2% Lowfat Pineapple Cottage Cheese. Lunch: Trader Joe's Iced Mini Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti, Trader Joe's Cruciferous Crunch Collection, Trader Joe's Goddess Dressing, Trader Joe's Pollo Asado, Navels Oranges. Dinner: Smart Balance Original Buttery Spread, Brussels Sprouts, Sticky Rice, Beef Steak (Lean Only Eaten), Fusia Thai Chili Dipping Sauce. Snacks/Other: Larabar Uber Coconut Macaroon. more...
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2880 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Driving - 15 minutes, Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 1 hour, Resting - 4 hours and 15 minutes, Sleeping - 7 hours and 50 minutes, Sitting - 6 hours, Walking (exercise) - 3.5/mph - 40 minutes, Housework - 1 hour, Standing - 3 hours. more...
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losing 1.5 lb a week
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